Sanny Lindström
Sven Sanny Lindström ( born December 24, 1979 in Stockholm ) is a retired Swedish professional ice hockey player who was active throughout his career for the Färjestad BK and Timrå IK of the Elitserien.
Career
Sanny Lindström began his career in 1997 at Huddinge IK in the Swedish Division 1, where he played for two years and at the time was used for the Swedish Junior National Team at the U-20 World Championship in 1999. In the NHL Entry Draft 1999, he was selected by the Colorado Avalanche in the fourth round at position 112 and moved shortly thereafter to North America. There he played the following three years with the Hershey Bears in the AHL, which acted as a farm team of the avalanche, but also went for the Baton Rouge Kingfish in the East Coast Hockey League and the Quad City Mallards in the UHL on the ice.
After Lindstrom could not recommend it for the NHL squad of Colorado, he returned back to Sweden in 2002 and played there for the next six years for the Timrå IK in the Elitserien, where he was also active as a team captain. At the World Championship 2005 he belonged to the squad of the Swedish national team that finished fourth at the end. In summer 2008, Lindstrom moved to Switzerland, where he played one season for the Rapperswil -Jona Lakers of the National League A. For the 2009/10 season he returned to Sweden and received a four-year contract at Färjestad BK, with whom he won the Swedish championship in the following season.
In August 2013 he finished his career.
Internationally
His greatest success with the Swedish national team was winning the bronze medal at the 2010 World Cup. Moreover, he took with the Swedish selection at the 2005 World Championships and took part as youth players the Tre Kronor at the U20 World Youth Championship in 1999.
Awards and achievements
- 2010 bronze medal at the World Championships
- 2011 Swedish Champion with Färjestad BK